15 People In Happy Relationships Reveal the One Thing They Don't Like About Their Significant Other

It's a common misconception that two people in a happy relationship never fight or even get annoyed with one another. Long-term, loving couples – the couples in your life you'd never imagine breaking up – just float through life on their happy little clouds of compatibility, right?

Yeah, not so much. Every couple has their problems, whether they're big ones considered deal-breakers or little ones considered that can be laughed off as pet peeves. Human beings are filled with ~quirks~ and, let's be real – it's basically impossible that you'll find someone who isn't bothered by even one of your flaws.

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A recent AskReddit thread posed the question, "People in happy relationships: what is your SO's worst trait?" The thread prompted answers that ran the gamut from strange and silly to heartwarming and sweet. Here are some of the best responses.

1. "When I ask her to repeat herself (because I didn't hear what she said), she just repeats one word."

"When I ask her to repeat herself (because I didn't hear what she said), she just repeats one word, making it even more difficult to understand.

SO: Did you hear the Queen was too sick to attend church at Christmas?

2. "She sticks fruit stickers to the counter right above the garbage can."

"Instead of throwing the stickers off fruit in the garbage, she sticks them to the counter right above the garbage can. Used to do it randomly, until she found out how much it annoys me. Now she does it deliberately." –FourFingerLifeHug

5. "He's like a human heater and likes cuddling too much."

"He's like a human heater and likes cuddling too much, so I end up waking up in the middle of the night literally sweating as he constantly rolls over to spoon me, which is really sweet until I almost get heat stroke." –Derangedbuffalo

6. "He refuses to take his socks off during sex."

"He refuses to take his socks off during sex. Says it's important for traction. Idfk." –kuzul__

7. "He is like the classic stupid movie stereotype of a man watching sports."

"He is like the classic stupid movie stereotype of a man watching sports. Especially hockey – he knows too much about it and will start screaming stuff like 'AND THATS WHY YOU SHOULD HAVE PICKED UP ANOTHER FORWARD IN THE GODDAMN SLOT!' I can't even say, 'They can't hear you, love,' because I've said it so many times it annoys even me." –MimzytheBun

8. "My husband is the anti-hoarder."

'Why do we have this giant torch/flashlight? We NEVER use a giant torch/flashlight.' He throws it away.

One week later: There's a blackout. 'Why don't we have any big torches in the house? Why am I stuck using these little travel size ones?'" –onesecondofinsanity

9. "She doesn't rinse off her cereal bowls."

"She doesn't rinse off her cereal bowls. If you rinse your cereal bowl right away it cleans so easily... if you leave it, though, the cereal gets all hard and stuck to the plate. It turns a five-second rinse job into a 2- to 3-minute rinse job." –averiantha

10. "He always compliments me, but when I try to give him a compliment, he flat out says that he's not that great."

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"He always compliments me, but when I try to give him a compliment, he flat out says that he's not that great, and I think he thinks I'm making things up to make him feel better. Let me love you, god dammit, you are an amazing human." –aropomposo

11. "My SO overextends herself and volunteers for everything."

"My SO overextends herself and volunteers for everything. Halloween decoration and science fair project coordinator at the school for the first grader? Sure! Then she cries at home the night of." –meowallow

12. "He doesn't tell me everything that I would tell if I were him."

"He doesn't tell me everything that I would tell if I were him. For example, once we were talking about our days, and he said, 'And then I came home early after the funeral.'

'...Funeral?'

'Y'know, for Bob.'

'Who is Bob?!'

'My coworker, the one who died last week of cancer.'

He had been working with this guy for a year. In an office of maybe 20 people. He had never once mentioned a coworker named Bob who had cancer and died. Meanwhile, I tend to chatter every thought that passes my brain. At first, I thought he might be hiding something, but nope. He just genuinely thinks of different things to talk about than I do." –WaffleFoxes

13. "He's terrible with money and planning."

"His worst trait – he's terrible with money and planning. I'm organized and good at saving, so that's my thing. My worst trait – I'm a master procrastinator and slob. He's more motivated and finds cleaning relaxing, so that's his thing. Just find someone who is the opposite of you in all the right ways." –jemmeow

14. "He's indecisive as FUCK."

"He's indecisive as FUCK. I love my husband with all my heart, but whyyyyy do I have to park before we go into a drive-thru so he can look at a menu on his phone before he orders the same thing he gets every. other. time. The other day, I had to pick for him at a dine-in restaurant because he kept saying 'Should I get a salad or a burger?' long enough for the server to come back three separate times to take our order." –SquidOfReptar

15. "He's gullible when it comes to news media."

"He's gullible when it comes to news media. I've had to teach him how to research his sources before posting shit on Facebook that's blatant lies. He's learned, but I still don't follow him on Facebook because it gives me anxiety." –shylowheniwasyoung

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